🧠 Darts Quiz

Players must reduce their score from 501 to exactly zero, finishing on a double — the format is standard in all professional darts competitions.

Known as a 'maximum' or 'ton-80', it's achieved by hitting triple 20 with all three darts and is greeted with huge crowd celebrations in professional matches.

The 20 sits at the top because it's the most commonly targeted segment — but it's flanked by low-scoring 1 and 5 to punish inaccuracy.

Taylor's 16 titles span both organisations — 2 BDO titles in 1990 and 1992, plus 14 PDC World Championships.

The word 'oche' is pronounced 'ockey' — its origin is debated, with one popular theory linking it to a brewery crate used as a throwing marker.

Sometimes called the 'Big Fish', a 170 checkout requires treble 20, treble 20, and bullseye — one of the most celebrated finishes in darts.

The measurement is taken from the face of the board to the front of the throwing line, and has been standardised by both the BDO and PDC.

A typical nine-darter follows the pattern of two maximums (180+180) followed by a 141 checkout such as treble 20, treble 19, double 12.

Lowe won £102,000 for the feat during the MFI World Matchplay at Slough — a huge sum at the time — and it was broadcast live on ITV.

Bristow won five BDO titles in 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986 — he was one of the dominant forces who helped popularise darts on television.